Reasons for encounter and diagnosis of pediatric patients at general practice clinic affiliated to a tertiary hospital / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
;
(6): 556-558, 2013.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-436419
ABSTRACT
This study reviewed the reasons for encounter (RFE),diagnoses and the diagnostic categories of patients aged 0-14 y in general practice clinic affiliated to a tertiary hospital from June 2011 to May 2012.The results showed that the most frequent RFE was cough,at a rate of 29.6 per 100 encounters;the second one was fever (21.4%) and the third was nasal problems (9.5%).Medical examinations,skin rashes and follow-up encounters occurred at equal rates (5.2%).The most frequent diagnosis was acute upper respiratory tract infection (41%).Medical examination (6.3%),other viral diseases (5.1%),pneumonia (3.6%) and no detected disease (3.6%) were also common diagnoses.The diagnostic categories included all systems,and the problems of the respiratory system (56.4%) were most common.The results suggest that pediatric care comprises a very important part of primary care.
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
Year:
2013
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